JANUARY 2013 Volume 2

Jefferson Parish Making Progress

LOUISIANA BELIEVES: Louisiana’s Technology Footprint

www.louisianabelieves.com Technology has changed the way educators teach, how students learn, and the way teachers and students communicate.

Making the Commitment The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) is committed to support its schools in their efforts to ensure technology is available for preparing students to be college and career ready, supporting accountability and more rigorous standards, supporting teaching effectiveness, and ensuring school improvement.

As a result of this commitment, LDOE expanded upon previous submissions network utilization for the testing has created the Louisiana Believes: by collecting additional data on window. The calculations provided Louisiana’s Technology Footprint to testing environments, connectivity do not take into account robust serve as a tool for LEAs and schools options, device specifications, and enhanced items; however LDOE has to analyze their current technology testing parameters. Based on this new attempted to provide estimated usage readiness status and to create, information, many schools’ readiness for districts to use in their planning. implement and evaluate their strategic statuses have changed. In addition As better guidance is developed, efforts related to technology devices, to collecting more information, LDOE will include that information infrastructure, bandwidth and support. PARCC released new minimum within its footprint documentation device specifications in an effort to This document is a living document assist districts who are struggling to Future footprints will also provide that will continue to be updated and meet the recommended standards. districts with clear guidance relative enhanced biannually as the state, Districts should not take this release as to testing times and test scheduling. districts and schools work toward a notification that they can relax and Each state is required to determine achieving their educational and not continue to strive toward ensuring a subset of testing guidance for assessment technology goals. all devices meet the recommended their schools and districts which fall specifications. Instead districts and within the larger broader windows Seventy-seven (77) public school systems schools should consider these devices that PARCC must provide to its 28 completed the fall 2012 submission as a back-up plan that is hopefully not state consortium. Until this guidance of the Partnership for Assessment of needed. Readiness for College and Careers is released, the state has provided (PARCC) Technology Readiness Tool PARCC also released new guidance estimated calculations for the LEAs to (TRT) survey. The fall data collection, relative to Internet access and use for planning purposes.

2 Statewide Improvement

Overall initial baseline data provided specification. In addition, once all District and school concern levels via the PARCC Technology Readiness of the parameters for administering varied on the need for training Tool suggests that the state has over the PARCC online tests are known, of test coordinators and IT staff. 232,692 computer devices with only minimum device specifications could Additional information on both 82,754 of these devices meeting change. The state and its districts training and staffing needs will need recommended device readiness will continue to monitor and analyze to be collected in future technology specifications as well as testing device technology readiness to ensure readiness surveys in order for LDOE environment specifications. There all schools are prepared for testing. and districts to determine if their are an additional 92,287 computers current capacity is adequate for which meet PARCC minimum Survey results also showed that 100% testing. hardware specifications for testing in of participating schools have Internet 2014-15. Of the 232,692, there are access, however 90% of these schools Districts and schools strongly an additional 5,080 devices that met also reported Internet or network reiterated throughout their surveys recommended hardware specifications congestion, school-level network the concerns and challenges relative but their availability for testing was hardware that limits connectivity, to the increased technology burden, unknown. These devices will be nonexistent or limited wireless access insufficient numbers of computers, assessed in future footprint reports as within school sites and dwindling and lack of dedicated funding to more data is collected. Districts also IT staff to support technology support the expansion of online have over 37,000 devices that could expansions. assessments. potentially be upgraded to meet testing specifications. If none of these The surveys also sought to identify devices can be upgraded, LEAs across the levels of concern related to the the state would need to purchase a staffing and training of personnel minimum of 14, 913 devices to meet required for administering statewide PARCC minimum standards and online assessments. Although schools 46,413 devices to meet recommended indicated various levels of concern standards. in the four areas of questioning, 98% of districts had schools that We should note, the PARCC indicated a need for additional minimum specifications will only be information technology and/or valid for 2014-15 testing. Future testing administration staff as well as testing administrations will require all training for testing administration devices meet the recommended device and support personnel.

Statewide Testing Device Needs Across the state, 22 districts have enough devices to test in 2014-15 based on PARCC minimum standards and 10 districts have enough devices to test based on recommended standards. The chart below demonstrates the number of devices which districts will either need to purchase or upgrade to meet current recommended standards.

Testing devices required In thousands Additional devices needed

1-to-1 1-to-3 1-to-5 1-to-7

3 Key points In preparing and planning for online testing, districts and schools should set milestone targets in the 3 key areas of readiness: device readiness, network readiness and staff readiness.

Device Readiness Network Readiness Staff Readiness

Schools and districts should plan and Schools and districts should strategi- Schools and districts need to assess implement efforts to upgrade and cally plan any necessary network and their ability to manage and monitor procure an adequate number of de- Internet upgrades. As a cost saving testing as well as to provide technol- vices to meet, at a minimum, testing option, districts can phase in new ogy support during each testing win- needs. All devices should meet the wireless infrastructures for testing by dow. Districts may want to consider LDOE recommended device speci- first creating a wireless network for short-term staff augmentation to fications. Devices which only meet their testing labs and then expanding assist in these areas. Districts should PARCC minimum specifications will that wireless network for classroom also assess if any of their full-time not meet minimum testing specifica- learning. staff needs professional development tions starting in 2015. or further training.

PARCC Minimum Device Specifications LDOE Recommended Device Specifications

Desktop, Laptop, Netbook, & Thin Client/VDI Desktop, Laptop, Netbook, & Thin Client/VDI Operating Systems: Operating Systems: Windows XP – Service Pack 3 or newer Windows 7 or newer Mac OS Mac OS 10.5 or newer Mac OS 10.7 or newer Linux (Ubuntu 9-10, Fedora 6) Linux (Ubuntu 11:10, Fedora 16 or newer) Chrome OS 19 Chrome OS 19 or newer Memory: 512 MB of RAM Memory: 1 GB of RAM (preferably 2 GB of RAM)

Tablets Tablets Operating Systems: Operating Systems: Android 4.0, Apple iPad 2 running iOS6, Windows 8 Pro Android 4.0, Apple iPad 2 running iOS6, Windows 8 Pro Memory: 1 GB of RAM or greater or newer Memory: 1 GB of RAM or greater ALL DEVICES Connectivity: Wired or wireless access to the Internet ALL DEVICES Screen Size: 9.5 inch screen size or larger Connectivity: Wired or wireless access to the Internet Screen Resolution: 1024 x 768 resolution or better Screen Size: 9.5 inch screen size or larger Input Device Requirements*: Keyboard & Mouse/Touchpad Screen Resolution: 1024 x 768 resolution or better Headphone/Earphone and Microphone Requirements: Input Device Requirements*: Keyboard & Mouse/Touchpad • Headphones/earphones and microphones are required for all Headphone/Earphone and Microphone Requirements: students taking the English Language Arts/Literacy Speaking • Headphones/earphones and microphones are required for all and Listening Assessment. students taking the English Language Arts/Literacy Speaking • Headphones/earphones are required for students using text and Listening Assessment. to speech or other auditory accommodations. • Headphones/earphones are required for students using text to • Microphones are required for students using speech to text speech or other auditory accommodations. accommodations. • Microphones are required for students using speech to text accommodations. * The input device must allow students to control an on-screen cursor to point, click, drag, and select an area. The input device must allow students to enter letters, numbers, and symbols and shift, tab, return, and backspace. Other assistive technologies may be needed for students requiring accommodations. PARCC and LDOE will release Accessibility and Accommodations Guidelines in June 2013.

4 Schools must evaluate and make concrete plans for both expanding and improv- ing technology access for day-to-day instruction in the classroom and for testing.

Jefferson Parish Footprint DEVICE READINESS

The Louisiana Department of devices that could potentially be used creating or revising their technology Education recognizes that it is essential for testing; but a determination could plans to meet the more rigorous ratios for all schools to have adequate not be made at this time due to missing of 5:1, 3:1 or 1:1 if they plan to fully technology resources to support online information in Jefferson Parish’s embrace feature-rich technology-based assessment and 21st century learning TRT submission. Jefferson Parish is instructional materials and resources environments. Educational experts encouraged to update and resubmit the for students both in and out of the agree schools should meet a ratio of district’s TRT device survey including classroom. 4- to 5-students-per-instructional the missing device environment data computer in order for technology to element. Once resubmitted, a request Jefferson Parish should not discard be effective in the classroom. Schools can be made either through your devices just because they do not who meet this ratio should also meet Network Team or to the Education meet minimum or recommended technology readiness requirements as Technology Office to have a new testing hardware specifications. long as their classroom instructional footprint created. These computers could still support computers can also be utilized in a daily instructional needs within the secure testing environment as well. Currently, LDOE is estimating testing classroom or school setting and/or be to require a minimum of a 7:1 student- upgraded to support testing. Schools In Jefferson Parish, 13 out of 77 to-computer ratio; however, this ratio are encouraged to reexamine their schools have an adequate number will change as more concrete testing computer inventory and determine of computers that meet current times, testing windows and testing where best to allocate computer recommended computer hardware guidelines are finalized. resources based on instructional and specifications and 23 out of 77 testing needs. A school-level device-by- that meet minimum recommended On the following page, is a detailed device assessment is being provided in computer hardware specifications for chart that provides a breakdown of conjunction with this report to assist online testing in 2014-15 based on devices and student-to-computer in this effort. The device assessment a 7:1 student-to-computer ratio and ratios that are meant to both inform report can be obtained through your on devices which were either in or and guide districts and schools in LDOE District Network Team. An could be moved into a secure testing their device readiness efforts. Districts example Device Assessment Report is environment. The district also has 3 and schools should strongly consider provided on the following page.

5 Device Needs by School

Additional Devices Additional Devices Needed Needed for Testing Devices available for Availability for testing was for Testing (Minimum and testing not reported (Recommended Devices Total Total devices Recommended Only) devices meeting Devices) meeting PARCC & PARCC Louisiana Total Total Total Devices Devices Devices Devices 1:1 Educational Total Total minimum recommended Devices Devices Devices Total meeting meeting meeting meeting 7:1 5:1 3:1 5:1 3:1 Ratio SiteCode SiteName Students Student specs specs needed needed needed 7:1 Ratio Devices minimum recommended minimum recommended Ratio Ratio Ratio Ratio Ratio (Recommended Reported Testers for testing for testing for testing specs specs specs specs Specs only) (7:1) (5:1) (3:1)

26001 John Q. Adams Middle School 891 891 162 130 32 0 0 0 0 127 178 297 127 178 297 127 178 297 891 A.C. Alexander Elementary 26003 567 259 100 67 8 44 5 0 0 37 52 86 0 3 37 32 47 81 254 School 26005 J.J. Audubon Elementary School 456 223 104 87 0 0 0 0 0 32 45 74 32 45 74 32 45 74 223

26008 Alice M.Birney Elementary School 543 234 119 44 52 0 26 0 0 33 47 78 7 21 52 7 21 52 208

26009 Bissonet Plaza Elementary School 626 301 240 169 1 30 0 0 0 43 60 100 13 30 70 43 60 100 301 Bonnabel Magnet Academy 26010 1474 1474 466 384 47 220 47 0 0 211 295 491 0 28 224 164 248 444 1427 High School Mildred S. Harris Elementary 26012 368 179 57 43 0 0 0 0 0 26 36 60 26 36 60 26 36 60 179 School 26013 Bridgedale Elementary School 425 172 255 57 119 0 118 0 0 25 34 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 54

26016 George Cox Elementary School 344 177 110 3 0 0 0 0 0 25 35 59 25 35 59 25 35 59 177

26017 Helen Cox High School 1027 1027 273 177 96 0 64 0 0 147 205 342 83 141 278 83 141 278 963

26020 Ella Dolhonde Elementary School 346 167 119 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 33 56 24 33 56 24 33 56 167

26022 East Jefferson High School 1098 1098 533 530 3 0 0 0 0 157 220 366 157 220 366 157 220 366 1098

26023 John Ehret High School 1718 1718 434 278 86 196 76 0 0 245 344 573 0 72 301 169 268 497 1642

26024 Allen Ellender School 559 387 230 207 8 90 0 0 0 55 77 129 0 0 39 55 77 129 387

26025 J.C. Ellis Elementary School 465 213 115 107 0 0 0 0 0 30 43 71 30 43 71 30 43 71 213

26027 Estelle Elementary School 605 310 112 52 0 0 0 0 0 44 62 103 44 62 103 44 62 103 310

26029 Fisher Middle/High School 491 491 566 386 180 220 180 0 0 70 98 164 0 0 0 0 0 0 311

26030 Henry Ford Middle School 713 713 411 0 2 0 2 0 0 102 143 238 100 141 236 100 141 236 711

26031 Grand Isle High School 129 107 155 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 21 36 15 21 36 15 21 36 107

6 Additional Devices Additional Devices Needed Needed for Testing Devices available for Availability for testing was for Testing (Minimum and testing not reported (Recommended Devices Total Total devices Recommended Only) devices meeting Devices) meeting PARCC & PARCC Louisiana Total Total Total Devices Devices Devices Devices 1:1 Educational Total Total minimum recommended Devices Devices Devices Total meeting meeting meeting meeting 7:1 5:1 3:1 5:1 3:1 Ratio SiteCode SiteName Students Student specs specs needed needed needed 7:1 Ratio Devices minimum recommended minimum recommended Ratio Ratio Ratio Ratio Ratio (Recommended Reported Testers for testing for testing for testing specs specs specs specs Specs only) (7:1) (5:1) (3:1)

26001 John Q. Adams Middle School 891 891 162 130 32 0 0 0 0 127 178 297 127 178 297 127 178 297 891 A.C. Alexander Elementary 26003 567 259 100 67 8 44 5 0 0 37 52 86 0 3 37 32 47 81 254 School 26005 J.J. Audubon Elementary School 456 223 104 87 0 0 0 0 0 32 45 74 32 45 74 32 45 74 223

26008 Alice M.Birney Elementary School 543 234 119 44 52 0 26 0 0 33 47 78 7 21 52 7 21 52 208

26009 Bissonet Plaza Elementary School 626 301 240 169 1 30 0 0 0 43 60 100 13 30 70 43 60 100 301 Bonnabel Magnet Academy 26010 1474 1474 466 384 47 220 47 0 0 211 295 491 0 28 224 164 248 444 1427 High School Mildred S. Harris Elementary 26012 368 179 57 43 0 0 0 0 0 26 36 60 26 36 60 26 36 60 179 School 26013 Bridgedale Elementary School 425 172 255 57 119 0 118 0 0 25 34 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 54

26016 George Cox Elementary School 344 177 110 3 0 0 0 0 0 25 35 59 25 35 59 25 35 59 177

26017 Helen Cox High School 1027 1027 273 177 96 0 64 0 0 147 205 342 83 141 278 83 141 278 963

26020 Ella Dolhonde Elementary School 346 167 119 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 33 56 24 33 56 24 33 56 167

26022 East Jefferson High School 1098 1098 533 530 3 0 0 0 0 157 220 366 157 220 366 157 220 366 1098

26023 John Ehret High School 1718 1718 434 278 86 196 76 0 0 245 344 573 0 72 301 169 268 497 1642

26024 Allen Ellender School 559 387 230 207 8 90 0 0 0 55 77 129 0 0 39 55 77 129 387

26025 J.C. Ellis Elementary School 465 213 115 107 0 0 0 0 0 30 43 71 30 43 71 30 43 71 213

26027 Estelle Elementary School 605 310 112 52 0 0 0 0 0 44 62 103 44 62 103 44 62 103 310

26029 Fisher Middle/High School 491 491 566 386 180 220 180 0 0 70 98 164 0 0 0 0 0 0 311

26030 Henry Ford Middle School 713 713 411 0 2 0 2 0 0 102 143 238 100 141 236 100 141 236 711

26031 Grand Isle High School 129 107 155 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 21 36 15 21 36 15 21 36 107

7 Additional Devices Additional Devices Needed Needed for Testing Devices available for Availability for testing was for Testing (Minimum and Total Total devices testing not reported (Recommended Devices Recommended devices meeting Only) meeting PARCC & Devices) PARCC Louisiana Total Total Total Devices Devices Devices Devices 1:1 Educational Total Total minimum recommended Devices Devices Devices Total meeting meeting meeting meeting 7:1 5:1 3:1 5:1 3:1 Ratio SiteCode SiteName Students Student specs specs needed needed needed 7:1 Ratio Devices minimum recommended minimum recommended Ratio Ratio Ratio Ratio Ratio (Recommended Reported Testers for testing for testing for testing specs specs specs specs Specs only) (7:1) (5:1) (3:1) 26032 Green Park Elementary School 450 227 128 88 1 0 0 0 0 32 45 76 32 45 76 32 45 76 227 Greenlawn Terrace Elementary 26033 463 232 68 56 3 0 0 0 0 33 46 77 33 46 77 33 46 77 232 School 26035 Gretna Middle School 688 688 170 168 0 0 0 0 0 98 138 229 98 138 229 98 138 229 688 Shirley Johnson/Gretna Park 26036 559 270 152 68 76 61 0 0 0 39 54 90 0 0 29 39 54 90 270 Elementary School 26038 Harahan Elementary School 520 259 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 52 86 37 52 86 37 52 86 259

26039 T.H. Harris Middle School 799 799 208 182 13 32 0 0 0 114 160 266 82 128 234 114 160 266 799

26040 William Hart Elementary School 360 166 100 67 4 27 0 0 0 24 33 55 0 6 28 24 33 55 166 Haynes Academy School for 26042 719 719 221 196 0 171 0 0 0 103 144 240 0 0 69 103 144 240 719 Advanced Studies 26043 Hazel Park/Hilda Knoff School 350 159 44 33 0 0 0 0 0 23 32 53 23 32 53 23 32 53 159

26044 Phoebe Hearst School 591 263 80 61 1 0 0 0 0 38 53 88 38 53 88 38 53 88 263

26045 L.W. Higgins High School 1460 1460 430 1 0 0 0 0 0 209 292 487 209 292 487 209 292 487 1460

26047 Jefferson Elementary School 338 165 155 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 33 55 24 33 55 24 33 55 165

26050 Harold Keller Elementary School 427 196 117 7 0 7 0 0 0 28 39 65 21 32 58 28 39 65 196

26051 Grace King High School 1200 1200 416 218 153 218 153 0 0 171 240 400 0 0 29 18 87 247 1047

26056 Livaudais Middle School 629 629 53 48 2 0 0 0 0 90 126 210 90 126 210 90 126 210 629 Live Oak Manor Elementary 26057 273 144 163 48 23 32 0 0 0 21 29 48 0 0 16 21 29 48 144 School 26058 L.H. Marrero Middle School 888 888 63 43 20 0 20 0 0 127 178 296 107 158 276 107 158 276 868

26060 Rudolph Matas School 473 231 109 44 41 0 0 0 0 33 46 77 33 46 77 33 46 77 231 McDonogh 26/Homedale 26061 375 177 125 94 0 0 0 0 0 25 35 59 25 35 59 25 35 59 177 Elementary School 26062 J.D. Meisler Middle School 802 802 182 0 40 0 30 0 0 115 160 267 85 130 237 85 130 237 772 Metairie Academy for Advanced 26063 361 208 74 30 10 0 10 0 0 30 42 69 20 32 59 20 32 59 198 Studies 26065 Vic A. Pitre Elementary School 415 220 214 144 2 0 0 0 0 31 44 73 31 44 73 31 44 73 220

26066 Ella C. Pittman Elementary School 607 310 208 126 35 0 0 0 0 44 62 103 44 62 103 44 62 103 310

8 Additional Devices Additional Devices Needed Needed for Testing Devices available for Availability for testing was for Testing (Minimum and Total Total devices testing not reported (Recommended Devices Recommended devices meeting Only) meeting PARCC & Devices) PARCC Louisiana Total Total Total Devices Devices Devices Devices 1:1 Educational Total Total minimum recommended Devices Devices Devices Total meeting meeting meeting meeting 7:1 5:1 3:1 5:1 3:1 Ratio SiteCode SiteName Students Student specs specs needed needed needed 7:1 Ratio Devices minimum recommended minimum recommended Ratio Ratio Ratio Ratio Ratio (Recommended Reported Testers for testing for testing for testing specs specs specs specs Specs only) (7:1) (5:1) (3:1) 26032 Green Park Elementary School 450 227 128 88 1 0 0 0 0 32 45 76 32 45 76 32 45 76 227 Greenlawn Terrace Elementary 26033 463 232 68 56 3 0 0 0 0 33 46 77 33 46 77 33 46 77 232 School 26035 Gretna Middle School 688 688 170 168 0 0 0 0 0 98 138 229 98 138 229 98 138 229 688 Shirley Johnson/Gretna Park 26036 559 270 152 68 76 61 0 0 0 39 54 90 0 0 29 39 54 90 270 Elementary School 26038 Harahan Elementary School 520 259 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 52 86 37 52 86 37 52 86 259

26039 T.H. Harris Middle School 799 799 208 182 13 32 0 0 0 114 160 266 82 128 234 114 160 266 799

26040 William Hart Elementary School 360 166 100 67 4 27 0 0 0 24 33 55 0 6 28 24 33 55 166 Haynes Academy School for 26042 719 719 221 196 0 171 0 0 0 103 144 240 0 0 69 103 144 240 719 Advanced Studies 26043 Hazel Park/Hilda Knoff School 350 159 44 33 0 0 0 0 0 23 32 53 23 32 53 23 32 53 159

26044 Phoebe Hearst School 591 263 80 61 1 0 0 0 0 38 53 88 38 53 88 38 53 88 263

26045 L.W. Higgins High School 1460 1460 430 1 0 0 0 0 0 209 292 487 209 292 487 209 292 487 1460

26047 Jefferson Elementary School 338 165 155 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 33 55 24 33 55 24 33 55 165

26050 Harold Keller Elementary School 427 196 117 7 0 7 0 0 0 28 39 65 21 32 58 28 39 65 196

26051 Grace King High School 1200 1200 416 218 153 218 153 0 0 171 240 400 0 0 29 18 87 247 1047

26056 Livaudais Middle School 629 629 53 48 2 0 0 0 0 90 126 210 90 126 210 90 126 210 629 Live Oak Manor Elementary 26057 273 144 163 48 23 32 0 0 0 21 29 48 0 0 16 21 29 48 144 School 26058 L.H. Marrero Middle School 888 888 63 43 20 0 20 0 0 127 178 296 107 158 276 107 158 276 868

26060 Rudolph Matas School 473 231 109 44 41 0 0 0 0 33 46 77 33 46 77 33 46 77 231 McDonogh 26/Homedale 26061 375 177 125 94 0 0 0 0 0 25 35 59 25 35 59 25 35 59 177 Elementary School 26062 J.D. Meisler Middle School 802 802 182 0 40 0 30 0 0 115 160 267 85 130 237 85 130 237 772 Metairie Academy for Advanced 26063 361 208 74 30 10 0 10 0 0 30 42 69 20 32 59 20 32 59 198 Studies 26065 Vic A. Pitre Elementary School 415 220 214 144 2 0 0 0 0 31 44 73 31 44 73 31 44 73 220

26066 Ella C. Pittman Elementary School 607 310 208 126 35 0 0 0 0 44 62 103 44 62 103 44 62 103 310

9 Additional Devices Additional Devices Needed Needed for Testing Devices available for Availability for testing was for Testing (Minimum and Total Total devices testing not reported (Recommended Devices Recommended devices meeting Only) meeting PARCC & Devices) PARCC Louisiana Total Total Total Devices Devices Devices Devices 1:1 Educational Total Total minimum recommended Devices Devices Devices Total meeting meeting meeting meeting 7:1 5:1 3:1 5:1 3:1 Ratio SiteCode SiteName Students Student specs specs needed needed needed 7:1 Ratio Devices minimum recommended minimum recommended Ratio Ratio Ratio Ratio Ratio (Recommended Reported Testers for testing for testing for testing specs specs specs specs Specs only) (7:1) (5:1) (3:1) 26068 Riverdale High School 869 869 154 31 0 0 0 0 0 124 174 290 124 174 290 124 174 290 869 Marie B. Riviere Elementary 26069 426 192 152 30 59 0 58 0 0 27 38 64 0 0 6 0 0 6 134 School Theodore Roosevelt Middle 26070 541 541 358 35 323 0 290 0 0 77 108 180 0 0 0 0 0 0 251 School Walter G. Schneckenburger Elem 26073 372 179 122 61 36 0 0 0 0 26 36 60 26 36 60 26 36 60 179 School Catherine Strehle Elementary 26074 425 208 88 88 0 0 0 0 0 30 42 69 30 42 69 30 42 69 208 School 26075 Terrytown Elementary School 815 384 304 98 58 0 58 0 0 55 77 128 0 19 70 0 19 70 326

26078 Miller Wall Elementary School 380 201 71 16 1 0 0 0 0 29 40 67 29 40 67 29 40 67 201

26080 West Jefferson High School 1163 1163 170 170 0 0 0 0 0 166 233 388 166 233 388 166 233 388 1163 Myrtle C. Thibodeaux 26082 380 186 175 37 137 0 116 0 0 27 37 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 Elementary School Woodland West Elementary 26083 710 352 93 6 0 0 0 0 0 50 70 117 50 70 117 50 70 117 352 School 26084 G.T. Woods Elementary School 254 119 29 19 1 0 0 0 0 17 24 40 17 24 40 17 24 40 119

26085 Stella Worley Middle School 776 776 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 111 155 259 111 155 259 111 155 259 776

26087 Paul J. Solis Elementary School 748 369 130 70 18 0 16 0 0 53 74 123 37 58 107 37 58 107 353

26088 Woodmere Elementary School 472 251 197 86 55 86 55 0 0 36 50 84 0 0 0 0 0 29 196 Chateau Estates Elementary 26089 515 243 165 81 42 0 29 0 0 35 49 81 6 20 52 6 20 52 214 School Lucille Cherbonnier/Norbert 26093 306 156 363 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 31 52 22 31 52 22 31 52 156 Rillieux Elem. School Joshua Butler Elementary 26094 416 223 158 33 106 0 73 0 0 32 45 74 0 0 1 0 0 1 150 School Geraldine Boudreaux Elementary 26096 562 264 221 196 25 0 0 0 0 38 53 88 38 53 88 38 53 88 264 School Leo E. Kerner Jr. Elementary 26097 400 211 90 49 0 0 0 0 0 30 42 70 30 42 70 30 42 70 211 School Congetta Trippe Janet Elementary 26098 658 324 128 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 65 108 46 65 108 46 65 108 324 School 26099 Harry S. Truman Middle School 780 780 321 119 67 119 67 0 0 111 156 260 0 0 74 44 89 193 713

26100 Riverdale Middle School 745 745 151 122 0 0 0 0 0 106 149 248 106 149 248 106 149 248 745

10 Additional Devices Additional Devices Needed Needed for Testing Devices available for Availability for testing was for Testing (Minimum and Total Total devices testing not reported (Recommended Devices Recommended devices meeting Only) meeting PARCC & Devices) PARCC Louisiana Total Total Total Devices Devices Devices Devices 1:1 Educational Total Total minimum recommended Devices Devices Devices Total meeting meeting meeting meeting 7:1 5:1 3:1 5:1 3:1 Ratio SiteCode SiteName Students Student specs specs needed needed needed 7:1 Ratio Devices minimum recommended minimum recommended Ratio Ratio Ratio Ratio Ratio (Recommended Reported Testers for testing for testing for testing specs specs specs specs Specs only) (7:1) (5:1) (3:1) 26068 Riverdale High School 869 869 154 31 0 0 0 0 0 124 174 290 124 174 290 124 174 290 869 Marie B. Riviere Elementary 26069 426 192 152 30 59 0 58 0 0 27 38 64 0 0 6 0 0 6 134 School Theodore Roosevelt Middle 26070 541 541 358 35 323 0 290 0 0 77 108 180 0 0 0 0 0 0 251 School Walter G. Schneckenburger Elem 26073 372 179 122 61 36 0 0 0 0 26 36 60 26 36 60 26 36 60 179 School Catherine Strehle Elementary 26074 425 208 88 88 0 0 0 0 0 30 42 69 30 42 69 30 42 69 208 School 26075 Terrytown Elementary School 815 384 304 98 58 0 58 0 0 55 77 128 0 19 70 0 19 70 326

26078 Miller Wall Elementary School 380 201 71 16 1 0 0 0 0 29 40 67 29 40 67 29 40 67 201

26080 West Jefferson High School 1163 1163 170 170 0 0 0 0 0 166 233 388 166 233 388 166 233 388 1163 Myrtle C. Thibodeaux 26082 380 186 175 37 137 0 116 0 0 27 37 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 Elementary School Woodland West Elementary 26083 710 352 93 6 0 0 0 0 0 50 70 117 50 70 117 50 70 117 352 School 26084 G.T. Woods Elementary School 254 119 29 19 1 0 0 0 0 17 24 40 17 24 40 17 24 40 119

26085 Stella Worley Middle School 776 776 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 111 155 259 111 155 259 111 155 259 776

26087 Paul J. Solis Elementary School 748 369 130 70 18 0 16 0 0 53 74 123 37 58 107 37 58 107 353

26088 Woodmere Elementary School 472 251 197 86 55 86 55 0 0 36 50 84 0 0 0 0 0 29 196 Chateau Estates Elementary 26089 515 243 165 81 42 0 29 0 0 35 49 81 6 20 52 6 20 52 214 School Lucille Cherbonnier/Norbert 26093 306 156 363 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 31 52 22 31 52 22 31 52 156 Rillieux Elem. School Joshua Butler Elementary 26094 416 223 158 33 106 0 73 0 0 32 45 74 0 0 1 0 0 1 150 School Geraldine Boudreaux Elementary 26096 562 264 221 196 25 0 0 0 0 38 53 88 38 53 88 38 53 88 264 School Leo E. Kerner Jr. Elementary 26097 400 211 90 49 0 0 0 0 0 30 42 70 30 42 70 30 42 70 211 School Congetta Trippe Janet Elementary 26098 658 324 128 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 65 108 46 65 108 46 65 108 324 School 26099 Harry S. Truman Middle School 780 780 321 119 67 119 67 0 0 111 156 260 0 0 74 44 89 193 713

26100 Riverdale Middle School 745 745 151 122 0 0 0 0 0 106 149 248 106 149 248 106 149 248 745

11 Additional Devices Additional Devices Needed Needed for Testing Devices available for Availability for testing was for Testing (Minimum and Total Total devices testing not reported (Recommended Devices Recommended devices meeting Only) meeting PARCC & Devices) PARCC Louisiana Total Total Total Devices Devices Devices Devices 1:1 Educational Total Total minimum recommended Devices Devices Devices Total meeting meeting meeting meeting 7:1 5:1 3:1 5:1 3:1 Ratio SiteCode SiteName Students Student specs specs needed needed needed 7:1 Ratio Devices minimum recommended minimum recommended Ratio Ratio Ratio Ratio Ratio (Recommended Reported Testers for testing for testing for testing specs specs specs specs Specs only) (7:1) (5:1) (3:1) Jefferson Community School 26101 76 76 67 45 0 0 0 0 0 11 15 25 11 15 25 11 15 25 76 (Charter School) 26103 Westbank Community School 125 116 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 23 39 17 23 39 17 23 39 116 Patrick F. Taylor Science & 26105 277 277 342 342 0 0 0 0 0 40 55 92 40 55 92 40 55 92 277 Technology Academy Thomas Jefferson High School for 26107 452 452 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 65 90 151 64 89 150 65 90 151 452 Advanced Studies Gretna No. 2 Academy for 26108 313 166 297 150 147 24 119 0 0 24 33 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 Advanced Studies L. W. Ruppel Academy for 26111 328 328 195 152 15 32 0 0 0 47 66 109 15 34 77 47 66 109 328 Advanced Studies 26112 Martyn Alternative School 34 29 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 10 4 6 10 4 6 10 29 Judge Lionel R. Collins 26115 389 178 124 2 65 0 20 0 0 25 36 59 5 16 39 5 16 39 158 Elementary 26116 Washington Montessori 263 107 179 0 89 0 85 0 0 15 21 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 Lincoln Elementary School for the 26117 383 182 113 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 36 61 26 36 61 26 36 61 182 Arts John Clancy/Joseph Maggiore 26118 457 219 124 9 114 0 59 0 3 31 44 73 0 0 14 0 0 14 160 Elementary School Marrero Academy for Advanced 26121 313 167 270 101 151 0 150 0 0 24 33 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 Studies Airline Park Academy for 26122 311 156 142 38 99 38 99 0 0 22 31 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 Advanced Studies 43026 31742 13791 6630 2666 1648 2025 0 3 4536 6348 10579 2735 4084 7740 3506 5153 9049 29717

Sample Device Assessment - an electronic copy of each district’s school level device-by-device report will be provided to each district through their LDOE network team.

orgCode Device Name Location Operat- PARCC LA OS Device Device PARCC LA Screen PARCC LA Reso- Display PARCC LA Browser Wireless Device Testing PARCC LA Envi- Owner DEVICE DEVICE Count ing OS Ready Proces- Memory Memory Memory Resolu- Resolu- lution Size Display Display Type Environ- Environ- ronment -- PARCC -- LA System Ready sor Ready Ready tion tion Ready Ready Ready ment ment Ready PASS/ PASS/ Ready Ready FAIL FAIL ABC 28 Optiplex Library win- PASS PASS 4100 1024 PASS PASS 30 PASS PASS 17 PASS PASS 30 FALSE desktop accept- PASS PASS School PASS PASS 780-FP Lab dows_7 able ABC 2 Optiplex Room win 3.1 FAIL FAIL 1100 512 FAIL FAIL 50 PASS PASS 15 PASS PASS 40 FALSE desktop accept- PASS PASS School FAIL FAIL 780-FP 101 able ABC 8 Optiplex Home Ec win- PASS PASS 4100 1024 PASS PASS 50 PASS PASS 17 PASS PASS 30 FALSE desktop accept- PASS PASS School PASS PASS 780-FP dows_7 able

12 Additional Devices Additional Devices Needed Needed for Testing Devices available for Availability for testing was for Testing (Minimum and Total Total devices testing not reported (Recommended Devices Recommended devices meeting Only) meeting PARCC & Devices) PARCC Louisiana Total Total Total Devices Devices Devices Devices 1:1 Educational Total Total minimum recommended Devices Devices Devices Total meeting meeting meeting meeting 7:1 5:1 3:1 5:1 3:1 Ratio SiteCode SiteName Students Student specs specs needed needed needed 7:1 Ratio Devices minimum recommended minimum recommended Ratio Ratio Ratio Ratio Ratio (Recommended Reported Testers for testing for testing for testing specs specs specs specs Specs only) (7:1) (5:1) (3:1) Jefferson Community School 26101 76 76 67 45 0 0 0 0 0 11 15 25 11 15 25 11 15 25 76 (Charter School) 26103 Westbank Community School 125 116 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 23 39 17 23 39 17 23 39 116 Patrick F. Taylor Science & 26105 277 277 342 342 0 0 0 0 0 40 55 92 40 55 92 40 55 92 277 Technology Academy Thomas Jefferson High School for 26107 452 452 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 65 90 151 64 89 150 65 90 151 452 Advanced Studies Gretna No. 2 Academy for 26108 313 166 297 150 147 24 119 0 0 24 33 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 Advanced Studies L. W. Ruppel Academy for 26111 328 328 195 152 15 32 0 0 0 47 66 109 15 34 77 47 66 109 328 Advanced Studies 26112 Martyn Alternative School 34 29 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 10 4 6 10 4 6 10 29 Judge Lionel R. Collins 26115 389 178 124 2 65 0 20 0 0 25 36 59 5 16 39 5 16 39 158 Elementary 26116 Washington Montessori 263 107 179 0 89 0 85 0 0 15 21 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 Lincoln Elementary School for the 26117 383 182 113 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 36 61 26 36 61 26 36 61 182 Arts John Clancy/Joseph Maggiore 26118 457 219 124 9 114 0 59 0 3 31 44 73 0 0 14 0 0 14 160 Elementary School Marrero Academy for Advanced 26121 313 167 270 101 151 0 150 0 0 24 33 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 Studies Airline Park Academy for 26122 311 156 142 38 99 38 99 0 0 22 31 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 Advanced Studies 43026 31742 13791 6630 2666 1648 2025 0 3 4536 6348 10579 2735 4084 7740 3506 5153 9049 29717

Sample Device Assessment - an electronic copy of each district’s school level device-by-device report will be provided to each district through their LDOE network team. orgCode Device Name Location Operat- PARCC LA OS Device Device PARCC LA Screen PARCC LA Reso- Display PARCC LA Browser Wireless Device Testing PARCC LA Envi- Owner DEVICE DEVICE Count ing OS Ready Proces- Memory Memory Memory Resolu- Resolu- lution Size Display Display Type Environ- Environ- ronment -- PARCC -- LA System Ready sor Ready Ready tion tion Ready Ready Ready ment ment Ready PASS/ PASS/ Ready Ready FAIL FAIL ABC 28 Optiplex Library win- PASS PASS 4100 1024 PASS PASS 30 PASS PASS 17 PASS PASS 30 FALSE desktop accept- PASS PASS School PASS PASS 780-FP Lab dows_7 able ABC 2 Optiplex Room win 3.1 FAIL FAIL 1100 512 FAIL FAIL 50 PASS PASS 15 PASS PASS 40 FALSE desktop accept- PASS PASS School FAIL FAIL 780-FP 101 able ABC 8 Optiplex Home Ec win- PASS PASS 4100 1024 PASS PASS 50 PASS PASS 17 PASS PASS 30 FALSE desktop accept- PASS PASS School PASS PASS 780-FP dows_7 able

13 14 Infrastructure: Broadband Internet, Network and Facilities

Access to high-speed broadband May 2012 publication, The Broadband surrounding high density wireless and a reliable network backbone is Imperative: Recommendations to Address infrastructures will be provided to now as vital a component of K-12 K-12 Education Infrastructure Needs. districts to assist them in assessing their school infrastructure as electricity, air current status and for planning future conditioning, and heating. Technology Jefferson Parish currently shares an upgrades and replacements. is transforming the learning average bandwidth of 99 Mbps of environment from a closed prescribed Internet amongst its 78 schools. Based Currently, Jefferson Parish’s schools static, paper-driven teaching model to on the 2014-15 targets, the district connect to the district WAN at an a robust global anytime, anywhere rich will need a minimum of 4.3 Gbps of average of 54 Mbps. Based on the platform. For students to experience Internet bandwidth to meet minimum recommended targets, the average and create engaging text, multimedia broadband access targets. Additionally, school WAN connection should be a projects, conduct research, take online 43.2 Gbps of Internet bandwidth minimum 500 Mbps for 2014-15 and courses, and collaborate with students will be needed by 2017-18. Please 5 Gbps for 2017-18 recommended not only in their schools but in their remember, these are just bandwidth targets. district and the world, districts and estimates. More accurate estimates will schools must plan and implement be provided later this year. Facility Readiness sustainable and expandable technology infrastructures. Network Readiness Currently, PARCC states are not collecting data on facility readiness; Broadband Internet Readiness Minimum network requirements for however based on recent deliberations, PARCC online testing will be released future TRT collections may include Minimum bandwidth requirements by October 2013. Requirements questions relative to school facilities. In for PARCC online testing will be will be dependent on the level of advance of this survey, districts should determined based on the final selection multimedia and technology enhanced begin to assess their schools and note of the PARCC assessment delivery items in the final assessment design. any concerns including, but not limited platform and the level of multimedia to space planning, furniture, wiring and technology enhanced items in the As districts plan for both testing and power to accommodate testing. final assessment design. PARCC will and instructional needs, districts Districts should notify their LDOE provide minimum specifications by need to reassess their current local network team support members if October 2013. area networks (LAN) in the schools facility readiness issues are found. and their wide area network (WAN) Districts should plan for bandwidth connecting all of their schools to their In addition to facility concerns, needs to support both online testing central office and other campuses. LDOE will be providing guidance and expanding instructional needs. Unlike past online End-of-Course tests, in future footprints on secure testing Both PARCC and LDOE are modeling PARCC assessments can be conducted environments. This guidance will recommended specifications for over a wireless network if the network provide best practices and practical Internet bandwidth based on those has been designed to handle a large solutions for districts to use when advanced by the State Educational volume of traffic and large quantity standard labs are not available. LDOE Technology Directors Association in its of connections. Specific details does not recommend districts create new permanent labs that will be used solely for testing. Testing is just a Internet & Network Recommendations small part of the school year, therefore schools and the technology within Broadband Access for 2014-15 2017-18 schools should designed and used for Teaching, Learning, and School Year Target School Year Target* School Operations optimal learning. An external Internet connection to At least 100 Mbps per At least 1 Gbps per the Internet service provider (ISP) 1,000 students/ staff 1,000 students/staff

Internal wide area network (WAN) connections from the district to At least 1 Gbps per At least 10 Gbps per each school and among schools 1,000 students/staff 1,000 students/staff within the district

15 As a school moves forward with technology and technology projects, their staffing needs change. Planning properly for these changes is crucial to a school’s success.

Staff Readiness Districts who properly plan, train and staff their testing support team will be better prepared to ensure testing security and success.

Staffing requirements for both test TRT data also report that schools monitoring and technical support have a high level of concern regarding Average Level of Staffing have not been defined by PARCC as current technical assistance staff’s Concern Reported by Parish of its latest guideline release. Even knowledge, high level of concern Schools without these recommendations, regarding current technical assistance LDOE realizes that districts need staff’s training, high level of concern some basic guidance to assist in regarding current IT staff’s knowledge, planning for online assessments. high level of concern regarding current Districts and schools should plan on IT staff’s training. See the charts on this having adequate staff who can serve page for more information. in the following roles: test monitor/ proctor, school test coordinator, school As districts develop staffing and technology coordinator, district test training plans, districts should not Sufficient Technical Sufficient Information coordinator, and district technology forget to create internal reporting Assistance (TA) Staff Technology (IT) Staff ■ Negligible Concern (1-3) ■ Slight Concern (4-5) coordinator. In addition to these staff, protocols for escalating technical ■ Moderate Concern (6-7) ■ High Concern (8-10) key district technical resources such as problems during the testing windows. your network administrator, Internet Until further guidance is provided, it Average Level of Training and service provider contact and desktop is recommended that districts use the Support Concerns Reported by support administrators should also be same protocols set forth for End-of- Parish Schools both known and prepared to provide Course testing for PARCC testing (see your school(s) support during testing graphic below). This will provide both windows. the district and your schools with a familiar proven process for handling, All staff who are assigned to support reporting and managing testing issues testing should be properly trained and and technical problems that could appropriately staffed. Based on data potentially arise. TA’s have TA’s have IT staff IT staff that was self-reported by the schools in sufficient sufficient have have Jefferson Parish, a high level of concern EOC Reporting Protocol technical training sufficient sufficient knowledge technical training relative to technical assistance staffing knowledge levels and a high level of concern ■ Negligible Concern (1-3) ■ Slight Concern (4-5) relative to information technology ■ Moderate Concern (6-7) ■ High Concern (8-10) staffing levels.

16 LDOE Support Options

The Louisiana Department of Technology Planning or services (e.g. computer software; Education (LDOE) is committed to LDOE will be working with LEAs to computer peripherals, devices and supporting districts in achieving all of develop technology plans for meeting support; network hardware and the technology readiness goals in all both the technology readiness goals support; technology services; and schools across the state. LDOE will and their district’s educational goals. telecommunication products and continue to provide new and expanded Through this process, LEAs will be services) are created, LDOE will technology support and services based able to properly budget and plan for publish purchasing information and on district needs and requests. new acquisitions, training, support, costs in the Connections Catalog. infrastructure, educational resources Below is a list of the initial services and and platforms, distance learning Infrastructure Design & supports that the state would like to networks, and other technology Guidance implement. initiatives. In addition, to local LEA Through LDOE’s newly created planning, the state will be working TAT groups, the state will work to Technology Assistance Teams with LEAs to create, design and fund assist LEAs with additional resources (TAT) statewide technology initiatives in for designing new or upgraded Technology Assistance Teams will be support of educational goals. infrastructure designs to support comprised of LEA staff members who technology goals. This will include, but are willing to serve in both an advisory State Contracts is not limited to, bringing in private and support capacity for developing With information and guidance partners and other agencies to work and implementing technology policies from TAT groups, the state will collaboratively on creating the best and plans in both their district and work to create statewide technology design to meet the specific needs of across the state. This team will meet contracts and private partnerships a school and/or district based on its at a regular intervals to assist the state which provide significant discounts particular educational direction and in determining its needs, direction and expanded services for LEAs and services. This team will also provide and solutions for meeting technology schools. The first contracts to be training and support options that are procurement, training, planning and created have been laptop, desktop and tailored to the district needs. funding requirements in the classroom. tablet computers. As new products LOUISIANA BELIEVES: Louisiana’s Technology Footprint

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